Tuesday Links: The Nerve of Some People!

Mutant alert: SoHo pastry chef Dominique Ansel has created the cronut, the offspring of a flaky, buttery croissant and a gooey, sugary donut. Lines have been spotted snaking around his SoHo establishment, with hundreds of foodies hoping to try out this elitist baby. Ads have been placed on Craigslist by those unwilling to wait in line. [The Atlantic Wire]

Speculation about the fate of the Detroit Institute of Arts’ permanent collection continues. This week, the museum’s board was briefed during a closed-door session on the risk to the collection if the city of Detroit goes bankrupt. [The Detroit News]

Not sure how you can steal art and then put it up at auction, but that’s what’s happening with a Banksy mural. The nerve of some people! [BBC]

Art nerds rejoice! Artists John Baldessari and R. H. Quaytman will be teaming up, kinda, at the Jewish Museum, where they’ll be talking about the late Jack Goldstein. The event’s free, but you have to RSVP. We’re sure these tickets will go quickly. [The Jewish Museum]

Ellsworth Kelly is busier than ever at age 90. There are five Kelly shows in the city right now, including a mini-retrospective at Mnuchin Gallery, and a survey of new works at Matthew Marks. Roberta Smith gives him the thumbs up. [NYTimes]